"traditional" training

[danfaggella]

I see some photographs and video of Rickson training in a strang way. He sees to do meditation and breathing exercises and such. I have always had a slight intrest in such training methods and I think that things like breathing, health promotion, morals (not that I personally need to look to martial arts fro my morals, or religion) and self developement are either not a part of BJJ/MT (what i study mostly), or they were lost somewhere in translation, and probably for the relatively good reason that they aren't as productive for figthing training as other methods. However, I think that being a martial artist means more than being able to "kick ass like Chuck Liddel" (doesnt it?....) and that a martial artist developes himself as an indevidual. I think the things I listed above focus more on the meditative (im not going all hippie bullshit "life force" on you right now) and reflective side to the martial arts. I wonder what peoples thoughts are on such training methods, and if anyone knows what kind of traditional stuff rickson or any other fighter uses in addiction to thier good sportive training.

gracias

[Jones]

yes mate being a martial artist means more than "being able to kick ass like Chuck Liddel". True martial artisist train in weapons and carry weapons on em when out in public.

Apparanetly Royce Gracie has started using stick and knife techniqiues in BJJ.

[cakegirl]

Rickson always did yoga and ginnastica natural.

[cakegirl]

And surfing, which is a whole other religion/moral structure/lifestyle.

[danfaggella]

For him its obviously not that of a pothead which is cool.

I'm also sure that he meditates and does breathing exercises, and as I stated before ive always wanted to tamper with that kinda stuff here and there. anyone know a little more aobut it or about what he does with it?